Stephanie Winters
CLUE Step 3b
Interview two other people who are unlike you
Interview #1- Female Senior in High School What does your normal day consist of?
"Waking up, showering, eating breakfast, going to school, eating lunch, driving home, eating dinner with family, basketball practice."
What are some things you do after school?
"I do my homework, I study for school, I go to practices, Ii go to school events."
Do you feel like you do a lot of school work?
"I do a lot of schoolwork during school, not so much after school."
How much time do you spend relaxing?
"About an hour or two every day."
What are sports/clubs do you participate in?
"Basketball, softball, key club, ice club, pit crew, telecommunications club, class president, health and wellness club."
What do you like to do in your free time?
"Read, watch the food network, watch movies."
How often do you get to see our friends?
"During school and usually on weekends."
Where do you want to go to college?
"Hopefully Pittsburgh"
If you are thinking about going away, what are your reasons?
"I just like the school, i don't specifically want to go away."
What do you want to do in college?
"Meet new people and learn about things i actually like."
Interview #2- Male Student in 5th grade What does your normal day consist of?
"Wake up, take a shower, go to school, come home, do homework, go to hockey."
What are some things you do after school?
"Homework and hockey"
Do you feel like you do a lot of school work?
"Yeah I have a lot of homework and studying to do."
How much time do you spend relaxing?
"Not really I usually spend my free time after school doing homework and going to hockey practice. Before bed I have some time to relax and watch TV."
What are sports/clubs do you participate in?
"Hockey, Baseball, and PAC Reading."
(PAC reading is when 5th grade students read to 2nd and 3rd grade classrooms."
What do you like to do in your free time?
"Play Hockey, sometimes I play video games and watch TV."
How often do you get to see your friends?
"Mostly during school and sometimes on weekends. I see my friends from hockey a couple times a week during practices and games."
What does the data you collect suggest to you about the literacy practices of that community?
I decided to interview two people who were younger than me. I interviewed my cousin who is a senior in high school. I was interested in seeing where she was thinking about going to college and why. I wanted to look at what she thought about going away to school or staying home. I found in her interview that she spends her time going to school, participating in sports, spending time with family and friends, and reading. This shows that she is very well rounded and seems to manage her time well. This shows that she has the ability to manage her time and understand where she has to be and when. These are very useful characteristics that will be important when she transitions to college. The literacy practices of this community seem to be up to standards in the idea that she is able to critically think about situations. She also spends a good amount of time reading and interacting with peers. I also interviewed my brother who is in 5th grade. I wanted to see how his schedule differed from my cousins. These two people are pre-college students. One is closer to going to college than the other but their daily schedules seemed to be very similar. My brother spends most of his time in school, doing school work, and playing hockey. These are similar to the activities that my cousin does. It seems funny to think a person who is 17 would be doing things that are very close to the things that a person who is 10 is doing. However I think that by looking at this data we can conclude that college is a major step in someones life. The day of a college student is a lot different than the day of someone who is still in school.
CLUE Step 3b
Interview two other people who are unlike you
Interview #1- Female Senior in High School
What does your normal day consist of?
"Waking up, showering, eating breakfast, going to school, eating lunch, driving home, eating dinner with family, basketball practice."
What are some things you do after school?
"I do my homework, I study for school, I go to practices, Ii go to school events."
Do you feel like you do a lot of school work?
"I do a lot of schoolwork during school, not so much after school."
How much time do you spend relaxing?
"About an hour or two every day."
What are sports/clubs do you participate in?
"Basketball, softball, key club, ice club, pit crew, telecommunications club, class president, health and wellness club."
What do you like to do in your free time?
"Read, watch the food network, watch movies."
How often do you get to see our friends?
"During school and usually on weekends."
Where do you want to go to college?
"Hopefully Pittsburgh"
If you are thinking about going away, what are your reasons?
"I just like the school, i don't specifically want to go away."
What do you want to do in college?
"Meet new people and learn about things i actually like."
Interview #2- Male Student in 5th grade
What does your normal day consist of?
"Wake up, take a shower, go to school, come home, do homework, go to hockey."
What are some things you do after school?
"Homework and hockey"
Do you feel like you do a lot of school work?
"Yeah I have a lot of homework and studying to do."
How much time do you spend relaxing?
"Not really I usually spend my free time after school doing homework and going to hockey practice. Before bed I have some time to relax and watch TV."
What are sports/clubs do you participate in?
"Hockey, Baseball, and PAC Reading."
(PAC reading is when 5th grade students read to 2nd and 3rd grade classrooms."
What do you like to do in your free time?
"Play Hockey, sometimes I play video games and watch TV."
How often do you get to see your friends?
"Mostly during school and sometimes on weekends. I see my friends from hockey a couple times a week during practices and games."
What does the data you collect suggest to you about the literacy practices of that community?
I decided to interview two people who were younger than me. I interviewed my cousin who is a senior in high school. I was interested in seeing where she was thinking about going to college and why. I wanted to look at what she thought about going away to school or staying home. I found in her interview that she spends her time going to school, participating in sports, spending time with family and friends, and reading. This shows that she is very well rounded and seems to manage her time well. This shows that she has the ability to manage her time and understand where she has to be and when. These are very useful characteristics that will be important when she transitions to college. The literacy practices of this community seem to be up to standards in the idea that she is able to critically think about situations. She also spends a good amount of time reading and interacting with peers. I also interviewed my brother who is in 5th grade. I wanted to see how his schedule differed from my cousins. These two people are pre-college students. One is closer to going to college than the other but their daily schedules seemed to be very similar. My brother spends most of his time in school, doing school work, and playing hockey. These are similar to the activities that my cousin does. It seems funny to think a person who is 17 would be doing things that are very close to the things that a person who is 10 is doing. However I think that by looking at this data we can conclude that college is a major step in someones life. The day of a college student is a lot different than the day of someone who is still in school.